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mags · Joined: 11 Jul 2004 Posts: 1570

HotDamn Dublin! The Edge!!!! are you a celb magnet or what, you are now officially my new best friend,( I want autographs) you have amazeing luck, do you wear green alot?..... Ive seen "Craggy Island" Which isn't a million miles away from you I belive. (I model myself on Mrs Doyle.)

DublinDead · Joined: 08 Nov 2004 Posts: 400 Location: Dublin, Ireland

I better not mention the other people I have met but not really had a conversation with. I used to work in one of the two exclusive bars in Dublin so anybody who passed through Dublin between 93-95 I more or less saw and said things like "What can I get you?". I have met most of the Irish "celebrities" such as Boyzone (Roanan used to work with an ex and lived pretty close to me). As I said Dublin is really small. If I ever meet you I will tell you about the time I met Prince which was really cool!

Craggy Island is everywhere in Ireland. There was a priests' house two doors down from me growing up. 3 priests and a cleaning lady, one young, one middle aged and one pickled. My brother was friends with Graham who co-wrote Father Ted. He had a stand up routine whcih was very Father Ted.

I was once cool but now I am in my thirties trying to recapture my youth traveling a silly distance to see a band most people don't even know in Ireland!

The Tarantula · Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2004 4:08 am Post subject:

[quote="DublinDead"]I was once cool but now I am in my thirties trying to recapture my youth traveling a silly distance to see a band most people don't even know in Ireland![/quote]

Same as me! Except I was never cool, I'm not quite in my 30s, and no one knows them in Perth!

DublinDead · Joined: 08 Nov 2004 Posts: 400 Location: Dublin, Ireland

To be fair I was not really cool but I did a few cool jobs that made people think I was cool. I worked as a barman in a few good music venues and helped out on the promotion of gigs. For about 2 years I never bought a concert ticket.

I never mentioned I met Elvis! Well not really but I did get married by Elvis in Vegas last year! That was also a sad attempt to live up to my younger self's ideals. It was still good!

The Tarantula · Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2004 4:40 am Post subject:

You're right, that is pretty cool.

I'm meeting my girlfriend at the end of my World Tour, and we briefly looked at getting married in Bali on the cheap. But we're not. And even if we were, it's not as cool as Elvis. Unless there's a Balinese Elvis...

DublinDead · Joined: 08 Nov 2004 Posts: 400 Location: Dublin, Ireland

Vegas is worth going to in itself. Plan to go back in the next few years. It's actually really good value too. Can be a bit much if you saty too long

I have to make it to Asia and Australia!

Philly has been on my list as I wanted 2 see what created the Milkmen. When I saw the gig and it was the real deal maker.

Booked my concert ticket but haven't got the flight yet but that's not a problem now. I have to try to get a Sunday ticket now.

mags · Joined: 11 Jul 2004 Posts: 1570

I had no idear i had the capasity for this much envy,either that or my life truely sucks? ( but all is not lost, its surpriseing just how cheering it is to think of Boyzone danceing on gay burns show! ) ........

You really met Prince! any more details avalible?

DublinDead · Joined: 08 Nov 2004 Posts: 400 Location: Dublin, Ireland

Prince story that I am proud of.

I was working in a pub known as the P.O.D (People Of Dance). Boyzones first video is filmed in it ("love me for a Reason"?). The nightclub had been hired out to promote "Pracilla Queen of the Desert". THis meant we the male staff were to dress up in feather bowas , make up and I had a lovely sequened red top on. I had long pointy side burns that followed my cheek bones (big Adam Ant fan (met him too!)) that I refused to shave but it actually all went very well together. So the whole place was decked out to resemble the film a bit. We waited for the people to arrive .

The film showing ended at a cinima close by and the crowd arrived. We were told we were going to be crazy busy because the socialite that organised the whole thing was the real elite (rich,rich,rich!!!). The "crowd" was smallish so we were wondering what was going on! Then the manager went nuts saying we better get ready for crazy business. but wouldn't tell us what was happening.

A few people started coming in and then a whole lot of people started coming in. and it just didn't stop. All with "special" invites from the pracilla show. They were coming from the Price gig that was on in "The Point" (biggest indoor music venue in Ireland). Couldn't go because I was working in the club for the big film night. Anybody who was anybody was there, that basically means U2 and host of all other irish celebs that wouldn't really be known anywhere else. It was A list and the A+ list was in the VIP bar in the club where I worked ( I was a good cocktail barman by Irish standards, we drink pints so knowing the ingridients to a cocktail does the trick).

The place was heaving and certainly was breaking fire regs for capacity crowd but it didn't matter. We were on form behind the bars and everybody had a drink and nobody was complaining. The feather bowas were stuck to us from sweat and make-up was dripping off our faces. We took turns getting ice a it helped cool you down and gave you the chance to get a smoke in.

My turn to get ice, so I slip out from the bar down towards the cooler and ice room. The fire exit is down that way along with the staff room blah blah. So I light up a fag in the ice room and glass cleaning area. Next minute one of the guys comes in through the opening for the dirty glasses as opposed to the door and is all excited. "he's coming here"" who" "prince""your shitting me""no" you get the idea!

"he's coming in the back way" and then jJohn opened the door .

Two huge black guys were standing there and stared straight at us. (this was really strange at the time as there were about three black guys in the whole of Ireland and I think I knew them so that was just odd. ) We, don't forget, are dressed like transvestites that look like they had just been in a gang bang. Then this lbig purple hat peered around one of the big guys and looked at us. We just stared because everything looked out of place and surreal. That was Prince under the hat and he looked at us and smiled just like he does on telly. one of the guys took the handle of the door and just pulled it closed. So we just cracked up laughing and couldn't believe it just happened. Had to get the ice back to the bar and went back out and Prince was going through the crowd to the DJ box.

This is getting really long so I'll leave it there for now as I have to get back to work . If there is interest I'll tell you the rest and it gets better believe or not. THe spelling mistakes and bad grammer are all my own so don't go publishing this.

DublinDead · Joined: 08 Nov 2004 Posts: 400 Location: Dublin, Ireland

After my long Prince tale, hope it didn't bore anybody too much, it became fun to write down. I am glad to say I am definitly coming over. Flights booked, favours pulled,credit rating destroyed just like my youth!

What to do for three days in Philly on my own with out the wife.

MangTheGoat · Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2004 3:01 pm Post subject:

[quote="DublinDead"]Fancy taking another person? My sister and brother can't make it after all so I am going to fly to them and then on to Philly. [/quote]

Sorry Dubs. I am most likely leaving directly from work on Friday night, crashing at a friend's place in NY and then onto Philly at the ass crack of dawn.
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DublinDead · Joined: 08 Nov 2004 Posts: 400 Location: Dublin, Ireland

Sorry Dubs. I am most likely leaving directly from work on Friday night, crashing at a friend's place in NY and then onto Philly at the ass crack of dawn.[/quote]

no worries I am flying , just a casual comment. See you there. Well That's if I can get an Elvis suit :)

doctor love · Joined: 22 Jan 2003 Posts: 1599 Location: Tacoma, Wa

[quote="DublinDead"]no worries I am flying , just a casual comment. See you there. Well That's if I can get an Elvis suit :)[/quote]

You dont seem like a bad guy. I got two xtra tix for sunday's show. If you're in Philly sun night, just buy me several rounds of beer, and the ticket is yours. I bought two extras in case one of the regular ffa's couldn't buy one.
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DublinDead · Joined: 08 Nov 2004 Posts: 400 Location: Dublin, Ireland

You dont seem like a bad guy. I got two xtra tix for sunday's show. If you're in Philly sun night, just buy me several rounds of beer, and the ticket is yours. I bought two extras in case one of the regular ffa's couldn't buy one.[/quote] doctor love

You have a deal. I'll be short guy with a beard and long hair . The irish accent accent might help ID me too. Let me know how to meet you.

doctor love · Joined: 22 Jan 2003 Posts: 1599 Location: Tacoma, Wa

[quote="DublinDead"]You have a deal. I'll be short guy with a beard and long hair . The irish accent accent might help ID me too. Let me know how to meet you.[/quote]

I've never been to a sold out show before. All the bands I've ever seen have been in small venues where I could sneeze and my spit could hit the band. I dont know what to expect, and I want to be close to the stage, so I'll probably be in line to get in an hour before the concert (5pm). I hate my haircut, so I'll be wearing a brown beenie my great grandma made for me (with dark brown pin stripes), and my pseudo-Malcolm x glasses. If that's too vague, I'll hold a cardboard sign that says "dublin" on it.
Or something less complicated.
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Rory · Joined: 30 Jul 2004 Posts: 1560 Location: Chicago

[quote="mags"]Take them some Soda Bread, and a Pogues CD, they won't know what to make of either!...hell better still take em shane mcgowan, that would show em how to drink!, all the best with the flights and arrangements stuff wish i was going so much.[/quote]

My friend and I named our "band" Rum, Sodomy and the Lash before ever hearing of the Pogues. We'll probably change it someday.